Spoon Lake fishing

Spoon Lake fishing: not stocked since June 3, 2017. It was stocked with Cutthroat Trout. Also recorded: Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, and Longnose Sucker. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Yellow Perch and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
June 3, 2017
· Cutthroat Trout
Plants on record
2
Since 2016
Species stocked
1 (+4 also recorded)
Average size
3.4 in
Elevation
3,446.2 ft

Fish at Spoon Lake

1 stocked · 4 confirmed present

Around the dates Spoon Lake is stocked, Open-Meteo's 2016-2025 archive puts mean air temperature at 51.5°F in May, 59.3°F in June. That is air temperature at these coordinates, not water temperature. Open-Meteo

How Spoon Lake is stocked

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.

Lake Five (5.9 mi), Halfmoon Lake (6.4 mi), Lion Lake (8.8 mi), Whitefish Lake (10.8 mi), and Blanchard Lake (12 mi) were stocked more recently. Lion Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout and Whitefish Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.

Fish stocked in 2016

19,822

Fish stocked in 2017

3,655

Stocking history

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
June 3, 2017Cutthroat Trout3,6553.4 inreport
May 16, 2016Cutthroat Trout19,8223.3 inreport

Access and facts

Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks before you go.

Nearest lakes

Camping near Spoon Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Spoon Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Big Creek Campground (8.7 miles), Fish Creek Campground (8.9 miles), and Emery Bay Campground (13.2 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Spoon Lake

Spoon Lake is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Flathead National Forest.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Spoon Lake?

Fishing Spoon Lake usually means Cutthroat Trout. All 2 plants on record are Cutthroat Trout. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked June 3, 2017, averaging 3.4 in. Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch, and Longnose Sucker are recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Spoon Lake stocked?

Not stocked since June 3, 2017.

How big are the fish stocked at Spoon Lake?

Cutthroat Trout stocked at Spoon Lake average 3.4 in.

Which lakes near Spoon Lake were stocked more recently?

Lake Five (5.9 mi), Halfmoon Lake (6.4 mi), Lion Lake (8.8 mi), Whitefish Lake (10.8 mi), and Blanchard Lake (12 mi) were stocked more recently. Lion Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout and Whitefish Lake is also stocked with Cutthroat Trout.